Why I Walk For Peaceful Protest
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Why I Walk For Peaceful Protest

Allow your voice to be heard, no matter how small you think it may be

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Why I Walk For Peaceful Protest

In a world where we are divided on what is "whining" and what is protesting peacefully, I am here to set the record straight.

On Rutgers campus, and many campuses around the UnIted States on Wednesday the 16th of November, college kids will be stepping out of their classroom and marching to oppose the racist and fear mongering stance our president elect has chosen to run his campaign and possibly presidency on. While I know protests like these are important, but may not cause Trump to lose his present elect status, I still choose to do this anyway...and here's why.

I choose to walk out for those who fear to do so themselves. For those explicitly targeted against during his campaign and fear for their very safety that walking and marching may have on them and those they love.

I choose to walk for not only the rights of immigrant students who wish to have a safe environment to learn upon, but for those who are not immigrants and still desire the same.

I choose to walk out for the women of the USA who are now scared that the government will have a greater say on their bodies, as if we cannot make informed decisions on our own. (To set the record straight once and for all, no woman takes the decision of abortion lightly. An extreme mental toll is taken and therefore it is not like choosing between which drink they want during dinner. We can make these decisions by ourself, so please government, get your hands off of our bodies and trust us to make the right decision because it is not a decision we come by lightly if we are put in the spot to make said decision.)

I choose to walk out for all members of the LGBT community who fear their personal rights will be taken as well.

I choose to walk out for those suffering from extreme mental illness that isn't taken seriously by those around us and mock us for being "weak."

I choose to walk out for all those who consider themselves a minority or part of the disenfranchised community. Because all lives matter.

I choose to walk out because I want my voice to be heard, in any capacity, because I am not only walking out for me...I'm walking out for my fellow Americans who are scared of the change that is about to come. I am here to say no matter what happens, everyone has a friend in me. I will not berate you for having a different opinion then my own, I will not hate on you because we are a different color or have different sexual preferences. I will love you no matter what, because we are all human beings, and at the end of the day thats why I walk out. I walk out to show the world we are more than the hate speech filling our community everyday, I am here to show we are all humans capable of love and understanding and that we stand together through thick and thin.

Do not fear the change to come... Stand up and and stay storng.

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